Sobyanin called Turkish fans as morons
Sergei Sobyanin
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The mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin called goats Turkish fans who threw debris sportswomen from Russia during a volleyball match.
“It’s not sportsmanship (and I want to say — just goats)”, — he wrote on his Twitter, referring to the news about this conflict.
The head of the Duma Committee for security and combating corruption Irina Yarovaya said earlier that the actions of Turkish fans reflect the behavior of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.
Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that the Kremlin is closely monitoring the information about the incident, and did not rule out an official response to the incident.
During the first final match of CEV Cup, which took place on 29 March in Istanbul between “Dynamo” and “Galatasaray”, the Russian athletes, according to them, became the object of public insult of the Turkish side. During the game the fans of Galatasaray women’s volleyball players threw the garbage and the head coach showed rivals obscene gestures.
By the second meeting of the clubs scheduled for April 2. As expected, it will be held in Krasnodar.
